The Churchill infantry tank is a most distinctive design with its extremely long chassis and wraparound tracks. Named after the British Minister of Defense of the time, the Churchill tank was very well armored. It was produced in a series of versions that offered heavier armor and more powerful armament as the war progressed. The Mk.III, weighing in at 39,626kg, arrived on the scene in March 1942. It featured a 6-pounder gun in the all-welded turret, and the hull-mounted howitzer fitted in previous variants was deleted. The Churchill Mk.III was famously involved in the failed landing at Dieppe in northern France on 19 August 1942. The raid landed more than 3,600, mostly Canadian, soldiers, of which 60% were killed, wounded or captured.
Features:
- Authentic Churchill Mk.III as used at Dieppe rendered w/excellent detail
- Newly tooled antenna for Churchill Mk.III
- Newly tooled turret plate represent as original
- Newly tooled extended exhaust pipes for deep-water wading
- Turret hatches can be assembled open/closed
- Newly tooled side fenders presented w/multiple parts as per original
- Highly detailed tracks and sprocket wheels
- Side fenders molded w/detailed weld seams and spare track links
- One-piece slide-molded lower hull
- Bolts and rivets delicately represented on hull bottom
- Inlet louvers molded w/detailed pattern
- Newly tooled early-pattern tracks represented by one-piece DS tracks
- Accurate one-piece gun barrel w/muzzle counterweight
- Idler and sprocket wheels are authentic and easy to assemble
- One-piece bogies produced for easy assembly
- Slide-molded turret for Churchill Mk.III represented by separate parts
